Last week, three men were charged in the Southern District of Indiana for unlawfully reentering the United States after previous deportations. The arrests occurred during an immigration enforcement operation conducted in Evansville and Bloomington, Indiana, between April 29 and May 1.
Court documents reveal that the individuals are Mexican nationals who returned to the U.S. illegally and were located by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Indiana. Each had prior convictions or pending charges in the U.S., as detailed below.
Martin Cortez-Lopez, 36, was apprehended on April 29 in Bloomington. He has past convictions in Florida for resisting an officer with violence, possession of a controlled substance, and disorderly intoxication. In Monroe County, Indiana, he faces charges of cocaine possession and operating a vehicle while intoxicated from two separate incidents. Cortez-Lopez has been deported at least once before.
Jaime Ortiz-Guzman, 46, was detained on May 1 in Bloomington. His previous conviction includes operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Indiana. Currently facing charges for causing serious bodily injury while driving intoxicated in Monroe County, Ortiz-Guzman has also been removed from the U.S. at least once.
Amin Reynosa-Diaz, 28, was arrested on April 29 in Evansville. Previously convicted of domestic battery in Indiana, he now faces charges for driving while intoxicated in Hampton County, Virginia and is wanted for failing to appear in court under multiple warrants. Reynosa-Diaz has also been deported previously.
If convicted of their current charges related to illegal reentry after deportation following criminal activities or charges against them, each man could face up to two to ten years imprisonment.
These prosecutions highlight ongoing efforts against illegal aliens found unlawfully reentering after deportation within the Southern District of Indiana—particularly those with past convictions or pending charges including rape and other serious offenses such as domestic violence resulting in serious bodily injury or child molestation.
Several agencies collaborated on this investigation: Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms Explosives; Homeland Security Investigations; U.S Marshals Service.
Acting U.S Attorney Childress acknowledged Assistant U.S Attorneys Carolyn Haney Meredith Wood Todd S Shellenbarger Matthew B Miller involved with these cases’ prosecution.
This action forms part Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative marshaling Department Justice resources toward repelling illegal immigration invasions eliminating cartels/transnational criminal organizations protecting communities violent crime perpetrators aiming streamlined OCDETF PSN efforts/resources usage
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